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title: "Rainforest Alliance Severity Test Tool"
slug: "rainforest-alliance-severity-test-tool"
updated: 2025-10-16T08:13:55Z
published: 2025-10-16T08:13:55Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.rainforest-alliance.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Rainforest Alliance Severity Test Tool

| **Available in:** | [Español](https://knowledge.rainforest-alliance.org/docs/es/rainforest-alliance-severity-test-tool) | [Português](https://knowledge.rainforest-alliance.org/docs/pt/rainforest-alliance-severity-test-tool) |
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> [!WARNING]
> This document is being updated to reflect the new certification rules. Please bear in mind that you should not take a certification decision based on the current version of the document. For questions, please reach out to [cbcert@ra.org](mailto:cbcert@ra.org).

The Severity Test is used to determine whether the case of child labor, forced labor, discrimination and/or workplace violence and harassment is to be considered severe, potentially severe or non-severe. The outcome of the test will have influence on the certification decision. This tool will support CBs to make the test.

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